Maxwell (6 feet 2, 246 pounds) had a breakout senior season at outside linebacker for the Wildcats, tallying 81 tackles and six interceptions, one of which he returned 56 yards for a touchdown against Tennessee in his final game. He had surgery to repair a torn labrum after that game, though, which might have hurt his draft stock.

Billings (6-2, 184) had 55 catches for 645 yards and one touchdown in 34 career games with the Tigers. He did not play last year, however, after leaving the program for personal reasons in September. Although Billings graduated in the spring of 2009, he was suspended for the first four games last year for undisclosed academic reasons.